Title of article :
Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of Death Attitude Profile
Author/Authors :
Haratiyan, Abbas Ali Psychology, Research Institute of Hawzah and University , Salari, Saeed Imam Khomeini Educational and Research Institute , Isfahaniyan, Mahmud Positive Islamic Psychology - University of Quran and Hadith, Qom , Dehqani, Hadi N Counseling and Guidance - The Academic Institute for Ethics and Education. Qom , Shamsi Nejad, Fatemeh Sadat Azad University of Tafresh
Abstract :
The type of human attitude toward death, as an unavoidable event, can affect the human approach to the themes of the worldly life and the afterlife. This study aimed to identify the factor structure of Persian version of Death Attitude Profile.
Methods: In this descriptive survey research, 444 students of Jamia al-Zahra Seminary and Khomein Azad University, were selected by convenient sampling method. They responded to Persian version of the Death Attitude Profile.
Results: Analysis of the findings indicated the Persian version of this profile, while deleting some items, supports the same 5-factor structure of the original form. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.79 in the research sample.
Conclusion: The obtained psychometric properties indicated the validity and reliability of this scale in Iranian society. Therefore, It can be used to measure the attitudinal properties of individuals to death.
Keywords :
Validity Reliability , factor structure , Death Attitude Profile
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics
